The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-10


terlal will be of brick, stone and iron. The
plans alone cost $50E
Mrs. William Bailey, of Monticello, had
fall on the morning OF Dec. ), which
caused a severe compound fracture OK both
bones of the left forearm.
During the norther last week over 100
ducks We're killed by flying az inst the glass
in the tower of the Mosquito Inlet light
house at night The light blinded them.
The orange groves and truck gardens
| along the coast of Nolusia county are look
ing fine. A full crop of the finest or
anges in the world will be shipped from this
| section.
A slight earthquake shock was felt in De-
Land last Thursday morning at S14 o'clock.
! Shocks of greater or less violence were felt
at Chorley, England, and Rome, Italy, the
same day.
A young man writes from Chicago that
he is seriously contemplating making n
pedestrian tour to DeLand, for novelty's
sake He estimates that the journey can
be made in three months.
The weekly Key of the GHf at Key
West, will be discontinued after New Years,
being merged with the Dairy EUening call
into "Ihs Daily KEN" to be issued in that
city as a six-column afternoon paper, com
mencing Jan. /.
A gold watch, that went through Palat-
kas great fire, was overhauled by Mr..
Speck this week and put in hrst-class run
ming order 1t looked as bright and new
| when he got through with it as when it first
started on its mission of keeping time.
Palatka Nei0S: January b. next, will
dawn upon Palatka and find her dancing to
the tune Of $4,000 worth of Engine Bonds
due and no money to pay them. 1t wi |
| look like another lawsuit, with the inev-
liable Judgment and all the costs to pay.
That whistle on the steamer Twilight is
| known as the mockingbird whistle, and can
be played like calliope. 1t started to play
at Palatka, Thursday, and some darkies
across the river declared that Satan was
| after them, and Satans kingdom furnished
| the music for that whistle
| A negro was killed in Davtona last Tues
day by another negro who made his escape.
1t was suspected that he went to DeLand,
| and Deputy Sheriff Stevenson of that place
Swallowed a suspicious character all day
Thursday, thinking he was the murderer.
1t proved, however, to be his brother.
Work on the st. Johns and Halifax
| garden, at Daytona, has been suspended,
owing to the expense to which the road was
put in clearing. The garden at Ormond has
sOst the company nearly three times as
much as the one at Dsytona, and yet it
makes but little show beyond a few thou
sand celery plants.
At Daytona Capt. r. f. Vail, of st.
! Augustine hotel fame, has within the past
| few days leased the Palmetto House for six
months, the lease to take effect from Dec.
| 49, The present occupants will take rooms
with J. NJ. Garland for the winter, and re-
sumo hotel keeping next summer, unless the
lease be extended.
Monday, Dec. 10, is the date set for the
meeting of the Volusa County Press Asso.
citation, at Seville. A general invitation is
extended to all newspaper men Of the county
| to attend and become members II is also
expected that a number of those in neigh
boring counties will meet with them and
take steps to organize South Florida As
sociation.
The first session of the State Convention
of the Young Mems Christian Association
was held Thursday evening in the Presby-
| terrain church. at Gainesville After a SER
vice of song, Rev. A. B. Curry delivered an
address of welcome, which was responded
| to by T. A. Harding, of Washington d. c.
s. o. Mitchell, of Jacksonville, addressed
the meeting also. A good audience was in
attendance. Delegates are present from
| several associations.
An encouraging indication of the change
| in the methods of disposing of the orange
crop is the fact that buyers are now pur-
| chasing fruit directly from the growers.
The firm of ]. Mercadante & Co., one of the
| largest dealers of Mediterranean fruits in
| New York, has sent purchasing agent to
the Halifax coast. Thursday Mr.. w. B.
| Tryon, Wholesale produce dealer of Dur
ham, Conn, purchased $4,000 worth of or
angeS of growers in the Samson neighbor-
hood, st. Johns county, paying $50 per 900
| for them on the trees.
A gentleman arrived in Jacksonville a
| day or two ago who succeeded in getting
the best of the Savannah, florida and
| Western railway. At Waycross he
asked the price of a ticket to Jackson
VILE and was told 81. He then figured
up the distance and found that it was sew
enty-six miles, and of course knew that I'M
der the rates fixed by the commission the
rate should not be over 81 30 at most. He
therefore concluded to try an experiment,
and paid his way to Folkston, which is
| thirty-four miles, the amount being 81 05;
| from Folkston to billiards, including the
| st. Mary's river bridge, he again paid. The
distance is twelve miles, and the amount
charged was $l.25. which was SEC for the
mileage and Soc for crossing the bridge.
From billiards to Jacksonville, irty
miles, he paid 90c., making in all So 90
saving of Soc from the through ticket
At $50 o'clock Sunday morning a fire
broke out in the liquor store of Joaquin
Leon, situate on the corner of Whitehead
and Angela street, Key West. The tene-
ment house Immediately adjoining, and
owned by Mrs. Kelly, was burned to a SHE'LL
| The church and parsonage were saved almost
by a miracle. The lossl on Mrs. Kelly will
fall heavily, as she is hardly in position to
| rebuild, and the rents from the burned build
ing were almost her whole support. Icons
loss can be estimated at about 81 300 and
i Mrs Kelly's about 81 900. She had no
insurance. The Equator says: 1--WE hear
it stated as a fact that the barroom and
gambling hell burned on Saturday night
had IS, 800 insurance upon it and the CON
tents. AS the building was worth about
$500 and the contents probably $500 more,
a good profit can be figured out of it. How
ever, the island is gamer, even if the in
surance companies have to pay for it, but
will they squeal?
Since Monday morning a strike of Robin
sons mill hands has been in progress at
Millview. The men, so says one of them,
have been working for 81 per day, and got
paid when the proprietor of the mill felt
like paying them. Saturday they addressed
a note to Mr.. Robinson, couched in very re-
spectful terms, stating their inability ia
work under such conditions for that pay,
and demanding Sl.25 per day and monthly
payments. To this Mr.. Robinson
replied tnat the price of lum-
Der was very low, and until il
increased, he could not accede to the de
mand he wound up by saying that those